Category Epidemics

Update: Coronavirus Confirmed Cases and Deaths by Country, Territory, or Conveyance Subject To Change: #coronavirus #COVID19 #epidemic #quarantine #GlobalEmergency #HealthEmergency

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Coronavirus: A patient at the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel has tested positive #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #London #Whitechapel #quarantine #epidemic

A patient at the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel has tested positive, Barts Health NHS Trust has confirmed. A spokesman has told the Guardian that “staff in close contact with the patient have been sent home to self-isolate, as per…

Coronavirus: Whole of Italy put on lockdown as public told to ‘stay at home’ #COVID19 #coronavirus #Italy #Lockdown #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

The whole of Italy is being put on lockdown as the country tries to contain the coronavirus outbreak. All public gatherings will be banned, sports events are suspended, and movement is being strictly restricted across the country in a bid…

Coronavirus: A second Oxford University student has tested positive #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #OxfordUniversity #quarantine #epidemic

Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed that a student at the University of Oxford has tested positive for coronavirus. Our priority is providing support for affected students and their families, as well as offering support and information to other university…

Coronavirus: Madrid have ordered the closure of all schools and universities for a fortnight #COVID19 #coronavirus #Madrid #Spain #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

The Madrid regional government has ordered the closure of all schools and universities for a fortnight in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus, according to Spanish media reports. The number of cases in and around the Spanish…

Coronavirus: Romania to close all schools and kindergartens from March 11 until March 22, but could extend #COVID19 #coronavirus #Romania #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

Romania’s government has announced that all schools and kindergartens across the country will be closed from March 11 until March 22, with the option of extending it further. “Our concern is to prevent children from any risk of contamination that…

Coronavirus: New York airport boss contracts deadly virus as cases in US state soar to 142 #COVID19 #coronavirus #USA #NewYork #emergency #quarantine #epidemic

NEW YORK’S Governor Andrew Cuomo has confirmed that the executive director of the New York and New Jersey Port Authority is among more than 100 people who have contracted the deadly virus. Director Rick Cotton had been overseeing international arrivals…